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Congratulations 👍🏻

Made sure I removed reg plate from all the photos I posted for a while only to find it turned up on a car spotting web site after a Bluewater meet. 🙄 Coincidence - I think not, but thankfully nothing untoward happened thereafter.

That’s a cracking model - the more expensive one you have ordered will have to go some to top it as the detail is excellent. It’s in the right colour as well 😉

Do love the ISF in white, but then I’m biased having owned one in F sport white😉😂

Really sorry to hear that & I hope you have a speedy recovery so u can return in the future👍🏻

@Big RatNice find Paul - the bias still annoys annoys me as much as it did when I watched it the first time🙄😉 @Vlady M3 is quicker If a seconds difference a lap on a track matters to you - on the road would make little noticeable difference IMHO. When I originally test drove a 2009 ISF I was surprised how good the ride was in comparison with my Audi S4 at the time given everything I had read/seen. Made the S4’s ride seem far more unrefined & I had not seen a single review of the Audi even mention its ride quality. You just need to test drive one & make your own mind up - I bet you will be surprised. As far as gearbox & the rest of Clarkson’s criticisms, most of the German manufacturers followed suit meaning the ISF was ahead of its time as others have already said.. Interestingly I was struck watching the video at how fresh the ISF looked - I thought the M3 by comparison was showing its age IMHO (although still a very attractive car).

@Big RatPaul interesting video, especially the RCF GT - seemed very rapid & well planted, without all the tyre squealing of the BMW’s. Looked very impressive to me👍🏻 Got to love the sound of the LFA, just brilliant. What’s the score on the ISF - any ideas?

Same with my 2011.

Most likely as they are the biggest market for Lexus & where I did most of my research before buying my ISF. I’m sure some knowledgeable soul will be along shortly to help 😉

Not seen that but if you are interested there is a similar recent thread on here about an ISF with 340k with no issues in the US. I appreciate it’s not an RCF but the engine & gear box in the RCF are later versions of those in the ISF. There are also members on hear running higher mileage ISF who can confirm how reliable they are. I honestly can’t think of a single performance car out there that has the reliability of any of the F models to date.

Congratulations & welcome to the club. Dont forget lots of pictures area requirement😉

@NothernDan Dan called Lexus Derby today & spoke to Nick & Alex to thank them for looking after us so well. 👍🏻

Hi Bob it was great to meet you both & really sorry you made the run from Buxton to Ladybower only to see us leave. I hope the run at least was an enjoyable one - I made a right hash of it after leaving you at Buxton. Hopefully it will be more successful for us both another time.👍🏻

Thanks Paul & It was great to catch up as alway mate & likewise👍🏻

I’d hoped they might be able too but as my late decision was after 1:00 apparently they couldn’t - never mind.

Pity I didn’t think of that Dan as my room was also available for free.

I thought they did an excellent job. They had someone ready to show me where to park on my arrival & I was then greeted by the dealer principal. They were very attentive & made me feel very welcome - couldn’t have asked for more👍🏻

@Peter P18thanks Pete he’s doing ok - these things are to be expected when your only a few months away from your 90th. Was surprised to see you all parked up after leaving Ladybower - was it for photos? Hope you all had a fun evening & good journeys home via some great roads 👍🏻 @NothernDan Dan hope your wife & son are doing well. Thanks again for all the work you put in choosing some stunning roads. Combination of perfect weather & autumn colours was just amazing. Have driven the Buxton/Glossop/Snake Pass section in the past but hadn’t travelled the roads south of there before so had no idea how spectacular they were. Will definitely being doing that again. 👍🏻 It was good to meet so many people & see so many F’s together yesterday. I thought Lexus Derby did a great job making us feel very welcome. There were bound to be hiccups with such a large group TBO. It’s difficult enough staying together in smalll convoys so I expected it to break into smaller groups anyway. Thought I had planned for that by programming the whole route in the satnav so I didn’t miss any of the roads chosen, except I hadn’t tested how well that actually worked before hand Drrrr!! - so loosing the group then arriving late was entirely my own fault 🙄 Never mind at least I now know what not to do in future & got to drive some amazing roads that were not on the itinerary. Also got to at least do the Winnet’s Pass route on the way back to Buxton with @Big Rat & @Warrington guy which was just brilliant 👍🏻

Hi all it was great to meet you all. Perfect weather stunning scenery & some cracking roads. Sorry for my tardy departure without saying goodbye but unfortunately I got a call as we left Ladybower that my very elderly father in law had been taken Ill. Hope you all have nice evening & a great day tomorrow👍🏻

Congratulations.to you both & glad all is well with your wife & newly arrived son. As others have said, sad you will not be there, especially after all the hard work you have put in, but i’d say you have a pretty stellar excuse by any standards 😂😉 Wishing you all the very best👍🏻

I really like the Cayman GT4, but can’t help thinking it looks a bit bland next to your carbon IMHO. Great picture - I do like the black & silver combo 👍🏻

@Ashrez very nice😎 Having had a white ISF myself I’m obviously a fan of that colour combo👍🏻

Saw / sat in it at Goodwood & it was ok. No doubting it’s an attractive car but I found it a bit dull somehow inside & out. Although that may have been because I saw the M8 concept first, which was a lot more impressive to look at!!

Thanks Dan you are a 🌟 Really appreciate all the hard work you have put in & looking forward to the meet 👍🏻

Looking forward to having a go at some point & if it encourages more Japanese manufacturers to join the party!! 👍🏻